Simon the Zealot

Simon the Zealot (died 65 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.

Biography
Simon was born in Judea, and he was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. After John was arrested by Herod the Great, Simon joined the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and informed them of John's arrest. After Jesus' death, Simon and Jude Thaddeus became an evangelizing team, and they were both martyred in Beirut in 65 AD; Simon was killed by being sawn in half.